bencrush Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Might as well update the journals with my 400 quest on the vertical bar also. I would be HONORED if anyone else would like to join it as well. Travis M, Josh, anyone interested. Please feel free to encourage each other and goad/coax each other to grip greatness. I look forward to the carnage. I will train tomorrow morning if the night at work goes well. I haven't been training the vertical bar steadily in the past month or so. So I'll start the buildup again. Previous max is 331, pulled about 2" off the floor. I will be happy to get 300 after this long of a layoff and since I've been focusing on other grip stuff. So for those who join up, please let us know what your current max is and the training you do. Can't wait to see the different approaches. Especially hope the VBAR KING, Thornton joins up! I know there are some other HUGE vbar guys as well. Madss, Jedd, Mob, Jim Wylie, David Horne, Morton, and on and on. Join up guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTCH Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'll join in. My best is 343lbs.. or 156,5kg. Never ever got that again though But i'll join in. It's once a week V-bar action for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'll join in. My best is 343lbs.. or 156,5kg. Never ever got that again though But i'll join in. It's once a week V-bar action for me. Great to have you here Theo! 343 is fantastic! I have also never done my max of 331 since November. I've gone a bit over 300, but never really close. Are you lifting it about 2" off the ground like I am? Or are you lifting higher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTCH Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I don't know how high , but the 343 was done in contest, so that was at least 2". Somehow i always lift more, a lot more, in contests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'll join in. My best is 343lbs.. or 156,5kg. Never ever got that again though But i'll join in. It's once a week V-bar action for me. Great to have you here Theo! 343 is fantastic! .... 156.5k is actually 344lbs. Looking forward to read this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Somehow i always lift more, a lot more, in contests. Me too. On average I lift about 25lbs more each hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTCH Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Mikael, thanks for clearing that. That leaves only 56lbs to the 400lbs Did v-bar: Warm up to 115kg both hands 130kg x2 with both hands 120kg x2 high pull it with both hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryg Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Now this is going to be interesting! I can't wait to read about the monster v-bar lifts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Uh, oh. Without Theo I might have joined, but so .... Maybe later. I have other issues first. Good luck guys. Mikael, why don't you enter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I think I might like to get in on this. It would definitely be motivational as I train to increase my v-bar for The Show of Hands Grip Cup. My best right is 308, performed two weeks ago, and left is somewhere near 295. I'll have to check my records. My progress has been very slow and sporadic with this lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Uh, oh.Without Theo I might have joined, but so .... Maybe later. I have other issues first. Good luck guys. Mikael, why don't you enter? Maybe after the Sydney competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) I'd just ordered a FBBC Vbar tongiht Good luck with the race Edited February 2, 2006 by Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthor Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'll probably start working it a bit more after the Michigan Contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscle Turtle Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ill be posting in here every lil while also. I dont do V bar very often but it is definitley one of my favourite lifts. Left PR is 290, Right PR is 300... Both done to 2 inches on my home made 1 inch v bar. Good luck to you crazy bastards over 300 and going ABOVE AND BEYOND!!! Strength is rated in numbers and numbers a lone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 2-2-06 1" VERTICAL BAR -231-->at least 2"-both hands -276-->at least 2"-both hands -301-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -at least 2"-right hand -nothing-left hand Notes: Not bad for not doing it for quite a while. The 301 was pretty difficult today. With some focus again it will become commonplace like it was right before the 331 pull at Travis M's house in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhardmacht Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Uh, oh.Without Theo I might have joined, but so .... Maybe later. I have other issues first. Good luck guys. Mikael, why don't you enter? What issues? The Red and the 3# will fall soon! No problem! Perhaps You'll get the next problem soon - shall I break the german vbar record today - inofficial certainly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty joe not so young Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 real new to most grip training. it took a couple of weeks to find out what you all meant by , "v bar" lift.I made one and trained it last night for the first time. I started at 100 lbs and kept adding. my best was 255 lbs. and that was after 8 attempts. i stood fully upright with it. so i'm going to wait a couple of days and go for broke. I think i might have 275 to 285 in me if i'm fresh. I like this lift alot more than rolling thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 2-6-06 Right...........Left 213x1.......213x1 283 miss...283x1 283 miss...303x1 283x1.......313 miss 288x1.......303x1 (felt easy) ................310.5 miss I wanted to keep going, but my skin can handle only so much of this v-bar abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty joe not so young Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 2nd workout on this tonight. pulled 275 twice with my right. 250 with my left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuTCH Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 V-bar Both hands worked up to 132,5kg.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Can't wait to see the different approaches. Especially hope the VBAR KING, Thornton joins up! I know there are some other HUGE vbar guys as well. Madss, Jedd, Mob, Jim Wylie, David Horne, Morton, and on and on.Join up guys! I think Jim Wylie is the current VBAR KING. He has pulled over 25lbs more than Dave with calibrated plates on a LGC replica and has held the WR for a year and a half (with the exception of a period lasting only a few minutes). Dave had the chance to eradicate Jim's previous WR at 360lbs but failed. Jim himself slaughtered his own WR in December. Dave Morton is not even remotely close to Jim Wylie in the vbar. Very strong with grippers though. Dave Thornton would be up there with Jim though if someone arranged for him to do both hands with Euro rules (and a LGC replica) in a competition. I value the total WR as important as the one hand WR. It is a pity that no organiser in the US can give Thornton a chance at setting a new WR in the vbar total (currently 317-ish k's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 Can't wait to see the different approaches. Especially hope the VBAR KING, Thornton joins up! I know there are some other HUGE vbar guys as well. Madss, Jedd, Mob, Jim Wylie, David Horne, Morton, and on and on. Join up guys! I think Jim Wylie is the current VBAR KING. He has pulled over 25lbs more than Dave with calibrated plates on a LGC replica and has held the WR for a year and a half (with the exception of a period lasting only a few minutes). Dave had the chance to eradicate Jim's previous WR at 360lbs but failed. Jim himself slaughtered his own WR in December. Dave Morton is not even remotely close to Jim Wylie in the vbar. Very strong with grippers though. Dave Thornton would be up there with Jim though if someone arranged for him to do both hands with Euro rules (and a LGC replica) in a competition. I value the total WR as important as the one hand WR. It is a pity that no organiser in the US can give Thornton a chance at setting a new WR in the vbar total (currently 317-ish k's). Thanks for the clarification Mikael. Must have been one of my off days. All the guys I listed are very strong. 2-9-06 I did some vertical bar messing around today. And wow it went very well! Any day I hit 300+, even a few pounds over 300, is a great day on the vertical bar. I was reading Eric Milfeld's vertical bar post and he only does one warmup at 213 before jumping right to 283. Then 300. So I thought that sounded like a good plan. 1" VERTICAL BAR -221-->at least 2"-both hands -308-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -313-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -318-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -281-->at least 2"-both hands -at leas 2"-both hands -256-->at least 2"-both hands TORE CALLOUS ON RIGHT HAND! Notes: WOW is all I can say about this workout! Hitting 318 is huge for me because it's been so long since I did 331. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermagnamon Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 2-9-06I did some vertical bar messing around today. And wow it went very well! Any day I hit 300+, even a few pounds over 300, is a great day on the vertical bar. I was reading Eric Milfeld's vertical bar post and he only does one warmup at 213 before jumping right to 283. Then 300. So I thought that sounded like a good plan. 1" VERTICAL BAR -221-->at least 2"-both hands -308-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -313-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -318-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -281-->at least 2"-both hands -at leas 2"-both hands -256-->at least 2"-both hands TORE CALLOUS ON RIGHT HAND! Notes: WOW is all I can say about this workout! Hitting 318 is huge for me because it's been so long since I did 331. Great job man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 2-9-06 I did some vertical bar messing around today. And wow it went very well! Any day I hit 300+, even a few pounds over 300, is a great day on the vertical bar. I was reading Eric Milfeld's vertical bar post and he only does one warmup at 213 before jumping right to 283. Then 300. So I thought that sounded like a good plan. 1" VERTICAL BAR -221-->at least 2"-both hands -308-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -313-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -318-->nothing-right hand -at least 2"-left hand -281-->at least 2"-both hands -at leas 2"-both hands -256-->at least 2"-both hands TORE CALLOUS ON RIGHT HAND! Notes: WOW is all I can say about this workout! Hitting 318 is huge for me because it's been so long since I did 331. Great job man. Thanks man! I'm looking forward to banging away on it again consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Lookin' good, Ben! Well, I just had the best v-bar workout of my whole entire lifetime! But really, it's so nice to make a big jump in weight after maintaining, or even losing strength, for months on end in this event. 2-12-2006 Right...................Left 213x1.................213x1 258x1.................258x1 310.5x1 (PR).......300.5x1 (PR) 320.5x1 (PR).......308 miss 328 miss.............300.5x1 I know I'll probably never get 400, but now I have reason to hope for 350 one day. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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